Books arranged in uniform chaos from "summary" of The Unimaginable Mathematics of Borges' Library of Babel by William Goldbloom Bloch
The concept of books arranged in uniform chaos is a strikingly paradoxical one. At first glance, it may seem like a contradiction in terms - how can something be arranged in a chaotic manner yet still be considered uniform? However, this seeming paradox is precisely what makes Borges' Library of Babel so intriguing. The idea of uniform chaos in the context of the Library of Babel refers to the infinite collection of books that make up the library. Each book in the library contains a unique arrangement of characters, yet the overall structure of the library itself is uniform - every book is the same size, every book contains the same number of pages, and every book is arranged in the same seemingly haphazard manner on the shelve...
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